Improvement in hre-hndlers



J. MCFAHLAND.

Fire Kindler.

No. 79,140. Patented June 23,1868.-

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TO ALL `WHOM `IT MAY CNCERN:

Beit known that LJOSIAH MOFARLAND, Vof Clinton, in the -county of DeWitt, and in the State of Illinois, have invented a new and improvedFire-Kindler; and I do herebydeclare that the followingis a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of :reference markedthereon, which makepant of this specidoation, and in whichi Fig-ure 1 represents a top viewof my improved ire-kindler, and i Figure 2 a side view, partly inelevation and -partly in section, of the same. Y

Theobject of'my invention is to providea simple'an'd convenient devicefor kindlingr iirs with rapidity and safety, obviating the inconvenience`ot using shavings or other liglit combustible matter, and this dangerattendant upon the ordinary useI of iniiainmable liuids for thatpurpose; and to this end my improvement consists inl arranging a. howlfilled with plaster Paris,.p11micestone, saw-dust, or other poroussubstance, upon a, suitable handle, and providing it with a perforatedcup or burner, into which petroleum, benzine, or other iniammable iiuidis to be introduced. i i o i In the accompanying drawings, A representsthe hollow bowl of the fire-kindler, whichjmay be made of any desiredform and suitable material, and which`is secured upon a handle, C. Thisbowl is to'be filled with plusterksoapstone, pumice-stoue, saw-dust, orother porous substance, and has let into its Atop a shallow cup orburner, B, perforated with a. number of small holes.

To kindle a fire with the apparatus, a handful-of chips is placed nearthe draught or damper of 'a stove,

vand the wood or coal thrown in. Benzine, petroleum, oiotherinilammableliquid is thenpoured into the burner B, until the poroussubstance in the bowl is saturated with it. A match being then applied,and the kindler Vheld lnear the opening'of thedraught,lthe .inflammableliquid therein wili :burn with-a. steadyhea-t, and com` pletely 4ignitethe wood or coal in from three to five minutes. 4

. One or two teaspoonfuls of liquid will burn fromten to fifteenminutes, and thefporous material in thcbowl serves to diffuse itandprevent explosion. V

The bowl may be made of any desired shape, and when provided with asupply-pipe, the apparatus answers admirably for a torch-light, whichmay-he kept burning for any length of time, `withou't risk of explosion.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by-Letters Patent, isz- Thewithin-described {ireikindler or torch,v having a hollow bowl,'A, filledwith porous material, and a perorated burner, B, as set forth. l n I Intestimony that I `clailIi/the above-described improved re-kindler, Ihave h'ereunto-signedvmy name, this day of n 1,868.` Y p lJOSIAHMCFARLAND.

Witnesses:

WM. W. ADAMS, R. H. BRITTIN, CuantasV H. DENNEIT.

